Description: Heartsaver CPR/AED is a classroom, video-based, Instructor-led course that teaches adult CPR and AED use, as well as how to relieve a choking adult. This course teaches skills with AHA's research-proven Practice-While-Watching (PWW) technique, which allows instructors to observe the students, provide feedback and guide the students' learning of skills.

Target Audience: This course is for anyone with limited or no medical training who needs a course completion card in CPR and AED use to meet job, regulatory or other requirements.

Course Length: Approximately 4 hours.

Cost: $50.00

Prerequisites: None

Number Seats Available: 15

Description: Heartsaver First Aid is a classroom, video-based, Instructor-led course that teaches students critical skills to respond to and manage an emergency in the first few minutes until emergency medical services (EMS) arrives. Students learn skills such as how to treat bleeding, sprains, broken bones, shock and other first aid emergencies.

Target Audience: This course is for anyone with limited or no medical training who needs a course completion card in first aid to meet job, regulatory or other requirements.

Course Length: Approximately 4 hours.

Cost: $55.00

Prerequisites: None

Number Seats Available: 15

Description: The Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers Classroom Course is designed to provide a wide variety of healthcare professionals with the ability to recognize several life-threatening emergencies, provide CPR, use an AED and relieve choking in a safe, timely and effective manner.

Target Audience: This course is for healthcare professionals who need to know how to perform CPR, as well as other lifesaving skills in a wide variety of in-hospital and out-of-hospital settings.

Course Length: Approximately 4 hours.

Cost: $65.00

Prerequisites: Current employment in healthcare setting.

Number Seats Available: 10

Description: ACLS is an advanced, instructor-led classroom course that highlights the importance of team dynamics and communication, systems of care and immediate post-cardiac-arrest care. It also covers airway management and related pharmacology. In this course skills are taught in large group sessions and small group learning and testing stations where case-based scenarios are presented.

Target Audience: ACLS is designed for healthcare professionals who either direct or participate in the management of cardiopulmonary arrest and other cardiovascular emergencies; this includes personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care and critical care units.

Course Length: Initial - Approximately 16 hours. | Renewal - Approximately 8 hours.

Cost: Initial - $230.00 | Renewal - $200.00

Prerequisites: Current healthcare professional who participates in the management of cardiopulmonary arrest and other cardiovascular emergencies.

Number Seats Available: 5

Description: Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) is a classroom, video-based, Instructor-led course that uses a series of simulated pediatric emergencies to reinforce the important concepts of a systematic approach to pediatric assessment, basic life support, PALS treatment algorithms, effective resuscitation and team dynamics. The goal of the PALS course is to improve the quality of care provided to seriously ill or injured children, resulting in improved outcomes.

Target Audience: The PALS course is for healthcare providers who respond to emergencies in infants and children. These include personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care and critical care units such as physicians, nurses, paramedics and others who need a PALS course completion card for job or other requirements.

Course Length: Initial - Approximately 16 hours. | Renewal - Approximately 8 hours.

Cost: Initial - $230.00 | Renewal - $200.00

Prerequisites: Current healthcare professional who responds to emergencies in infants and children.

Number Seats Available: 5

Description: The Emergency Medical Responder's scope of practice includes simple skills focused on lifesaving interventions for critical patients. Typically, the Emergency Medical Responder renders on-scene emergency care while awaiting additional EMS response and may serve as part of the transporting crew, but not as the primary caregiver.

Emergency Medical Responders provide a mechanism to increase the likelihood that trained personnel, and lifesaving equipment can be rapidly deployed in serious emergencies. In all cases, Emergency Medical Responders are part of a tiered response system. Emergency Medical Responders work alongside other EMS and health care professionals as an integral part of the emergency care team.

The Emergency Medical Responder's scope of practice includes simple, non-invasive interventions to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with acute out-of-hospital medical and traumatic emergencies. Emergency care is based on assessment findings. Additionally, the Emergency Medical Responder provides care designed to minimize secondary injury and comfort the patient and family while awaiting additional EMS resources.

A major difference between the lay person and the Emergency Medical Responder is the "duty to act" as part of an organized EMS response. In some systems, Emergency Medical Responders serve as a part of the crew on transporting EMS units; however, the EMR is not intended to be the highest level caregiver in such situations. They must function with an EMT or higher level personnel during the transportation of emergency patients. The scope of practice model of an EMR is limited to simple skills that are effective and can be performed safely in an out-of-hospital setting with medical oversight.

After initiating care, the Emergency Medical Responder transfers care to higher level personnel. The Emergency Medical Responder serves as part of an EMS response system that ensures a progressive increase in the level of assessment and care.

Target Audience: The EMR course is for anyone with limited or no medical training who will often be the first on-scene to a medical or trauma call. This training is ideal for law enforcement officers, firefighters, correction officers, game and fish department staff and security officers.

Course Length: Approximately 50 - 60 hours.

Cost: Dependent on class size and class location.

Prerequisites: None

Number Seats Available: 20

Description: The Emergency Medical Technician's scope of practice includes basic skills focused on the acute management and transportation of critical and emergent patients; this may occur at an emergency scene until transportation resources arrive, from an emergency scene to a health care facility, between health care facilities or in other health care settings.

In many communities, Emergency Medical Technicians provide a large portion of the out-of-hospital care. In some jurisdictions, especially rural areas, Emergency Medical Technicians provide the highest level of out-of-hospital care. Emergency Medical Technicians work alongside other EMS and health care professionals as an integral part of the emergency care team.

Emergency Medical Technicians' scope of practice includes basic, non-invasive interventions to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with acute out-of-hospital medical and traumatic emergencies. Emergency care is based on assessment findings. Additionally, Emergency Medical Technicians provide care to minimize secondary injury and provide comfort to the patient and family while transporting the patient to an emergency care facility.

An Emergency Medical Technician's knowledge, skills and abilities are acquired through formal education and training. The Emergency Medical Technician has the knowledge of, and is expected to be competent in, all of the skills of the EMR. A major difference between the Emergency Medical Responder and the Emergency Medical Technician is the knowledge and skills necessary to provide medical transportation of emergency patients.

The Emergency Medical Technician level is the minimum licensure level for personnel transporting patients in ambulances. The scope of practice is limited to basic skills that are effective and can be performed safely in an out-of-hospital setting with medical oversight and limited training.

The Emergency Medical Technician serves as part of an EMS response system, assuring a progressive increase in the level of assessment and care.

Target Audience: This course is for anyone who has an interest in emergency services, such as ambulance, police, fire response, nursing and other medical careers. No previous medical experience is necessary to enroll in this course. This course is perfect for EMR's who want to expand their scope of practice and enhance their skills.

Course Length: Approximately 150 hours.

Cost: Dependent on class size and class location.

Prerequisites: AHA Healthcare Provider, CPR or equivalent BLS, must be 18 years or older.

Number Seats Available: 20

Description: The Advanced Emergency Medical Technician's scope of practice includes basic and limited advanced skills focused on the acute management and transportation of critical and emergent patients; this may occur at an emergency scene until transportation resources arrive, from an emergency scene to a health care facility, between health care facilities or in other health care settings.

For many communities, Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians provide an option to provide high benefit, lower risk advanced skills for systems that cannot support or justify paramedic level care; this is frequently the case in rural and volunteer systems. In some jurisdictions, Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians are the highest level of out-of-hospital care. In communities that utilize emergency medical dispatch systems, Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians may function as part of a tiered response system. In all cases, Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians work alongside other EMS and health care professionals as an integral part of the emergency care team.

The Advanced Emergency Medical Technician's scope of practice includes basic, limited, advanced and pharmacological interventions to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with acute out-of-hospital medical and traumatic emergencies. Emergency care is based on assessment findings. Additionally, Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians provide care to minimize secondary injury and provide comfort to the patient and family while transporting the patient to an emergency care facility.

The Advanced Emergency Medical Technician's knowledge, skills and abilities are acquired through formal education and training. The Advanced Emergency Medical Technician has the knowledge associated with and is expected to be competent in, all of the skills of an EMR and EMT. The major difference between the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician and the Emergency Medical Technician is the ability to perform limited, advanced skills and provide pharmacological interventions to emergency patients.

The Advanced Emergency Medical Technician is the minimum licensure level for patients requiring limited, advanced care on-scene or during transportation. The scope of practices model is limited to lower risk; high benefit advanced skills that are effective and can be performed safely in an out-of-hospital setting with medical oversight and limited training.

The Advanced Emergency Medical Technician serves as part of an EMS response system assuring a progressive increase in the level of assessment and care. In addition to emergency response, Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians often perform medical transport services of patients requiring care within their scope of practice.

Target Audience: The AEMT course is intended for current Nationally Registered EMT's who want to expand their scope of practice and enhance their skills.

Course Length: Approximately 150 hours.

Cost: $1,500.00

Prerequisites: Current NREMT Certification, AHA Healthcare Provider CPR or equivalent BLS, must be 18 years or older.

Number Seats Available: 20

Description: NAEMT's Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) is recognized around the world as the leading continuing education program for pre-hospital emergency trauma care. The mission of PHTLS is to promote excellence in trauma patient management by all providers involved in the delivery of pre-hospital care through global education. PHTLS was developed by NAEMT in cooperation with the American College of Surgeons' Committee on Trauma. The Committee provides the medical direction and content oversight for the PHTLS program.

PHTLS courses improve the quality of trauma care in your area and decrease mortality. The program is based on a pre-hospital trauma care philosophy, stressing the treatment of the multi-system trauma patient as a unique entity with specific needs; this may require an approach to the trauma patient that varies from traditional treatment modalities. PHTLS promotes critical thinking as the foundation for providing quality care. It is based on the belief that, given a good foundation of knowledge and key principles, EMS practitioners are capable of making reasoned decisions regarding patient care.

Target Audience: EMRs, EMTs, AEMTs, Paramedics, Physicians, Nurses and other licensed health care professionals who work in the emergency trauma setting.

Course Length: Initial: Approximately 16 hours. | Renewal: Approximately 8 hours.

Cost: Initial: $230.00 | Renewal: $200.00

Prerequisites: None

Number Seats Available: 12

IV Maintenance

Limited Advanced Airway (King Airway, Combitube, i-Gel)

Nebulized Medications (Albuterol)

Description: The Enhanced Skills courses are provided in collaboration with the North Dakota Department of Health, Division of EMS & Trauma to further the Scope of Practice for currently licensed ND State EMTs. There are currently three courses offered. These courses can be taken together or independently.

Target Audience: Current North Dakota State EMTs.

Course Length: Approximately 4 hours per course.

Cost: Dependent on class size and location.

Prerequisites: Current North Dakota State EMT License.

Number Seats Available: 15

Description: Participants will become familiar with terminology and liability issues that relate to the operation of an ambulance. The course includes hands-on driving exercises that will enhance an operator's ability to operate a vehicle during an emergency situation. Participants will not only learn their individual vehicle control limitations but the performance limitations of their vehicles.

Target Audience: Actively involved ambulance members.

Course Length: Approximately 8 hours.

Cost: Dependent on class size and location.

Prerequisites: Must be actively involved with an ambulance service.

Number Seats Available: 20